Born in May

Howard Carter, a renowned British archaeologist and Egyptologist, was born in Kensington, London on May 9, 1874. Although lacking formal…

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri. After…

Eva Perón, born María Eva Duarte on May 7, 1919, in Los Toldos, Argentina, rose from humble beginnings to become…

Orson Welles, born George Orson Welles on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was a child prodigy who blossomed into…

Born Karl Heinrich Marx on May 5, 1818, in Trier, Prussia (now Germany), Karl Marx became a revolutionary thinker who…

Audrey Hepburn, born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, in Ixelles, Belgium, was a sparkling talent who rose from…

Born Lucile Langhanke in Quincy, Illinois on May 3, 1906, Mary Astor’s life was a fascinating mix of Hollywood glamour…

Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was born into Prussian nobility in what is now Poland on…

Born Martha Jane Canary on May 1, 1852, in Missouri, Calamity Jane became a legendary figure in the Wild West.…

Did you know that Bing Crosby, the legendary crooner, was originally named Harry Lillis Crosby Jr. when he was born…

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on 12 May 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Her father, Thomas was a urologist at…

James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.  His Presbyterian father, Alexander Maitland Stewart owned…

“Courage is being scared to death…. and saddling up anyway” – John Wayne. Even 40 plus years after his death,…

“Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.” – Irving Berlin Born Israel…

“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong” – Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Biography We are…

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